Show ili III ili ili it I 1 ili III till I 1 till I 1 III it III III III till III III III III III RC y ml E by BOOTH copyright by doubleday Cou bleday pace pac comeay fill CHAPTER XI continued 14 all right then 1 fred settled himself self upon the window sent seat with a pipe lind and proceeded theres Th eyes something about her when she stands there she stands so straight and knows just what ashes up to and everything everi thing why theres something about tier her makes ilie he cold chills go eo down your jour spine 1 mean my mf spine not yours particularly lyt I 1 you sit all down 1 I mean spine doggone doglione it I 1 and as ramsey increased the manifestations v if ills his suspicious lifting a tennis racket lacket over oer the he prost prostrate ruto figure oil oh murder fred salil resignedly all right yell change tile the subject that tin fat little werder weirder cuile made out a pretty pi att good case for Gerin Geri miny jilly site disposed himself blin in oil an easy chair with ills ilia tea feet upon the table laud and presently chuckled you remember the time I 1 had the tusa fuss with wesley bender hack back in ali the ole school days i yep i all this warder girl got aall off tonight puts tile in mind ot of the way I 1 talked that day da I 1 can remember it ra well melt as wesley kept that whoever gentl mentioned boned a ladys name in a public place ens a pup and af 6 course I 1 went want to 1 bit him for that a boys got a instinct for tryan to wake make out lies hes on the right side in a harap and hell hejl always try to do something or 01 say j or hell ge the other boy to say something to make it look as if inthe the other boy oy was in the wrong and begrin began the trouble so leold I 1 told poor ole wes hat flint my father spoke my mothers name la in a public place whenever he wanted to and I 1 dared him to say ny y fattier father was a pup and all so BO on PA A boy up upa a scrap why half the time hell lle 11 ll drag in his lils father ano and mother if theres any chance to flo do it hell ali up some soine way so he can say well just the same ns as if you called my iby fattier and mother a fon 1 or some something thing ilke ike that then after ward he van fan claim lie he was sc rappin because he had to del defend end his fattier father and mother and of course hell more thien half belleve it himself well you take q its alts only just some men the way I 1 see it andia and if anin to start star I 1 some rome big trouble like this war why of course ii bell piny fifty justn bout about that t ha t sallie oid ohl hoy hay trick because its instinct to do doit it jilia just the etame samp for a man ns as lt it Is for it bl bm brise alse the principles just the bame same or nr something well anyhow an how if y ou want w ant to know kno who started a scrap an nil d worked it up you ou gotto forget sill all abb lie talk italic there 1 if about it and all what ench side gaj just look nt at things who was owl fixed lor lt lf first or thought tiley were litt first when you ym get the answer to those two question 1 I settled ill e business alstn As nw nr tit I 1 enn make out this war began with itji germany ceri nany and Aus to wipe out to little counties coan aus aua trl n liggan sho shooting shoot otin ln up lip serbia and derbany german began shoo tIll up lip ill 1 I lont dont i need to lorin notice tice tiny any more hinn t lit mi gelf giltne all the girls garlun ja tl tho ww try edn ann cnn detitto dc hritz th their air hend bends ort aft they change what haf happened and they cant 6 nat excuse ity it eleber elt ber JI lle a was silent appearing to frel that h hellund had f conchi and tile I 1 aming gentleman on the he window sent scat after aati tit nt him for several moments in L of genuine q win was grite lovil anouch ahto to observe yell well old nam you may inny he be a little slow in class 1 3 hut but I 1 when n you hank think thing 4 out witt walh ry yourself yon to shot signs of some I 1 el thing pretty nr cirar r ilke rent horse sence why I 1 dont you ever say liiv ft like I 1 lint to 0 to some of f leair our pacifist friend o what ilo to rou menril who nu nil avoult whose friend sr I 1 I 1 I 1 11 1 see re beret fred exclaimed ri ns s Hims pr seemed about to rise you I 1 keep sitting kitting ju just where you are anil n dont look tit nt tile me out ont of t the I 1 le side fite of bour ayour me like elint pretending youre n f ploll aind horac im really aspli now anti you lishem to me 1 ilont think argufy 11 in anc and agns at ns llly that ht h t arp 1 11 ll alln gerders ders cops ral ancl ivl harm rhes n right nifty doting yoting by th wnm though yuu you notice of oure course chy 11 y why alln ll ln I 1 notice 7 oh h net hi ng 11 put u t a as Is I 1 was inyl n x 1 dont think hint so sort rt of anik does docs ruh much knows it ples eira I 1 on lh ili pro 0 nAng IVA till hot air hut but I 1 think alln 1 ln skis of nf talk adne i do brinn people klinl dont know much ynid ehnts more I 1 wink dorn yo ye arums cum rums 8 41 dips 4 some jn loo well you iou hit 11 ca unell fir it in the t so an guint are anre r aft stall ia ay my iy lorill you dont tilina ym askan you to in go nad aad hit norn dorn do youa you I 1 mean arent you ever ron rain to in talk to ici tier about it and tell her ij jhn thalo 1 js 1 whit wh ill ali volt go to 0 o W V so im lit in fanie earli eit it fred urged ared onest arent you yon eyer eer coin it lov emill I 1 tin UP ilia eliut itous deri landed 1 flever aw w lier her to tc lo 10 that Is I 1 grobly win tion happen to have another talk with her or r ony anything thIng at all tl ue e tl time ne were in college collee no fred admitted 1 I suppose 1 not ot of course if you did th then enyou ion would give tier her quite a talking to just the wa a you ou did the other time you loul cut but upon that another resumption of 0 physical violence put un end to the conversation CHAPTER XII throughout the term ys cal cul ailon of agu against flast tho ahe hup happening penIng of another interview with doni seemed to be well founded hut but tit at the beginning of the he second sent piter mthr he found tier to be it fellow li member lember of nt B n class in ili biology more than that tha tills this class hot had every week meek a two hour apsolon in the ilia boti botanical mical where the structure of plants wits studied under microscopic dissection direction the stu students deats worked in pairs a special filially of plants being assigned to each couple and the instructor tor selected the fill couplet couples with uth tilt an eye eie to combinations of the quick with the slow D yocum and it 1 lint tile latter in fit a trige stute state of nt mind and complexion were given two chairs clial rs but only one desk and one nil ml crost ope thor their conversation was aa strictly botanical it became tile he most inre care of llam seya life I 1 to prevent ills roommate from it arning that flint there litre was ony any conversation tit nt all even eien botanical fortunately y fred was not tile the biological courses though lie he appeared to be taking the sentimental ones will nn all astonishing thoroughness arid and to ireda freds hilarious delight dell glit ramsey llanis cy attempted to turn the he aind rally litin upon whatever nhat eier last iasi affair seemed to be engaging his fancy irbe old victorian ulla and pre word i peti had aen revived tu in freds freds vocabulary and in others as alil rt the lightsome serl g was hourly to be r they were liora dora yocum and ramsey ramey malholland seen vm even when university rulings for bade dilly ing giddily along the cata pils irillia or the town sidewalk with alth some boine clew and pretty skirt arid and when nhen trip to luster fluster him flint about such ruch a matter erml would mould profess his til fave for the new M lady indy in shouts and impromptu nong noth ing could toe le ilnia to tn him arid and utterly unable its own mil hensl blitt leil in like ty ranner had always to tn retire lit in sometimes tImes lit lie would ponder the lie question tului aliu suggested eliy V Mild nt lie he do to this flits sorl son of t tiling 11 ing slow fro fred could ili lie hp never a a a it I 1 nn siver lInni seym ss evns so no ca canfill lest tie he make inake some I 1 impulsive nd all mission in regard to tn ow oratory for hi stance mat mr sill rhalls curiosity became tit al anost lint fair there arrived a lay dav in february when it wn WBK piquet into the leal activity it was sun still lay aind fill it fred dr dreK emsIng with a fils fas fief ever lit hl dally hohlt no na atred that flint laane wita wim exhIbIt lim flu ii ninal caleo ck leo keep tile blaek one on 1 pred wild mid volunteer nir is suggest loii its aix Iloni scy ev muttered fiercely at n mirror its in better belter lush for cli anyhow youre gning to tn church arent you anut yes yer are no pre ire got cot engage input well yon ou could po go it to churell or art 0 goodni rould nl you mini you better gnp got a lot of maurch ap dinst you theil oin mik inora wont atit i tit curf no 0 o church chinch in mine this morning thank wily nh tile ie BOX kee i cf you ou lit at the ilie frat housel houie for alim r liv forin whistling lions mid into chepan a brisk trudee into int tile the oun country there wat va 11 an fe imkin daughter who alo wl wax not ang to church flint ind she rhe lived a little innie than thai ehrp chri beconi till out outskirts kirts of tilt iown un fortunately fortuna teli n tile weather wits MS piling till nil others of her arr family dibon boned the lite idro of church flint city and fred found tier her befogs a loy cozy but surrounded by parents little brothers brothen anil and big sisters the professor s freds mind might lima have been greatly improved but with 11 win will low ilow in range lie preferred a inclan choly contemplation of tile lie snow which hud had begun to fall la in quantity tile I 1 he professor talked until luncheon throughout luncheon and was well under 1 alty way to tn fill tile the whole Illo lq afternoon with talk mien when fred repenting all the of ills life got up to go heartily mart ily urged to remain rein aln for there was now something just under ii bliz zard developing lie he no lie belind and a great deal of curriculum work to gc gei tone done before tomorrow tor and froin frimi tir sound of the professors alg w votee and into the storm lie ho had u tf dioag struggle against thi the wind and thickening piang snow 1 but a t a n at ay cuine came in sight 1 the town not 1104 long before dark atre ilare tile the road leti led do doimi into it depression and lifting ills his head its as he began file slight ascent on the other side frei was aware of two figures upon the low biow ridge before him itne opre dimmed by ilia lh driving snow and their bocks were toward hint but he them with alth perfect assurance they were dora unil and they were here walking so slowly that their wun almoite ible but blit it le be spen seen alint dorn dora wafa M talking with altti art iirene at animation ani slit was IB it a graceful grave ful filing inting tit in tier long ions slim fur far coat with lah tin tilt while hatt snow frosting tier her brown fur cap call had find Ms his hands bunds deep in ills his overcoat iner cont pockets arid and his manner vias nus viii olly flint of nn fin audience fred murmured to what did you say to tier lier bothin Not No liln thIn I 1 started to but then lie he pill on a burst of speed arid and pushed passed theio theal sleeping I 1 off lint with operatic deference ilc ference yet et hurrying by us its it if berul of being thought a if lie he lingered lie he went to the arut hoube found no one downstairs ond arid established himself in a red uther it chair it to smoke nil and merrily by a great fire in the brill ball hall nil an bjur inter ramsey Ilams pv entered stamped oil off the snow hung up his lint hat arid and font coat ant and sat himself down defiantly antl in ili the red leather chair on the other side elde of the fireplace well go on oil he salil said I 1 not nr lit at sill allt fred returned tilt mt abl wen jIler today lovely to KW ive all tile holers arid the birds KS its we tvr go u strolling by the little litlie bobolinks bobolink lou kocl herel hercl the only walk I 1 ever took with alt lier iier la in kiy life I 1 dinean by by asking tier unil and tier her paying she would unit und sa forth that other oilier time little just sort of happened hupie ned and you nu know it well weil tin the menthor wits just tile befit lit in tile the world tal ti inbe lybe hut but ashes fill an awful girl and ami I 1 once title slie anak makes aslan an engagement P ali why of course fred finished for blin bill shed bf be too ploua to break it just on oil account of a little bliz aird ud or anything wonder tiow flow ilia nr will be act 1 dunt dont know and I 1 dont care fralia al 01 V It aimey you dont suppose I 1 asked tier lier it to go gi again do 6 bod 7 why wh 1100 not veil tor for one thing you dont support I 1 want tier her to think tin im a perfect fool do still ini fred mused a ui moment or twit took look 1 ing I g tit tin the lite ite ant was wag tile the lecture lie in asked mildly what Vl iut alic betinec tome toine to me to be aliat abat lecturing just lust just what well she thinks think war for the united states Is 14 closer and closer elul it livell alir ii so anyhow 0 11 an unil jiles aill lir broken kL up za t it of course urte site she Ifill thinks iks we t a t to light fight will und shi trying tu to get clery else ithe lt oil an to tn keep Ir it slip she coln home bottle again next summer ashes goin back ill t that settlement sjirk lit in chic ago find work there among hose eliose people against nur mir 9 coln alu tp war anti and liere here lit in college she tit til gal everybody she ilia can cai to talk asral agal rist it andl an ahat dill you si s aal ayl fred waked and 1111 1 if 1 tile the reply nothing 0 I 1 it hut annis fyrol xi ill I 1 11 ow look here beret you know tlc tit alc frat passed pit a d rule that lint if we broke uny any mure furniture furni turp ili ID flits alfue ll fue with our sc rappin wed both lie fig nned ed tile the nf r repairs bunij uni tive fv idol illas tipi rep well veil I 1 enn can afford nie fire ib ilard ills flits innelli better than you can and 1 I 1 lake it 1 li frel mal hilo illy bilut you just listen to ti me ine you on look out her ber think youre nil mi ber lier sille falit like that 1 you TO ITO BW Bh CONTINUED |